LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 January 1914, Page 3

LOCAL & GENERAL

An English cablegram received at Levin on Friday advised salted butter down to Ills to 11.5s per cwt. In the appeal of W. T. Young from the decision of Mr Riddeli, S.M., his Honour the Chief Justice reserved his decision. 'J hursday was the hottest day experienced in Levin for six years past. On the State Farm the temperature in the shade went up to !S7 degrees. Heavy thunder was heard in Levin and vicinity last night, and heavy rain fell at intervals. Around Manakau the conditions were electric, and some tropical downpours of rain were experienced. All the creeks are in high flood to-day.

The Rev. F. T. Harris, pastor of the Levin Methodist Church, being somewhat run down in health,., has beefi granted a three weeks' holiday in order that he may recuperate. In the .meantime arrangements have been made to supply the pulpit (luring Mr Harris's absence. To-mor-row, the Ist February, the Century TTall services in the morning will be conducted by the Rev. ITarry Cot torn, of Otaki. and in the evening by Mr T. C. Vincent.

Mr ('. ('. Kettle, S.M., gave judgment al Auckland in the test ca.se Frederick Mayman v. ihc Auckland Waterside Workers 1 I*ll ion. It was a claim for damages, been use he had not been allowed to work on a ship as ho was not a member of the union. The magistrate round the terms of .employment were that Mayman might be dismissed at any time, lie said the union was perfectly right in insisting that worl; be not s'iyen to Mayman, and was alsfi right in not allowing him to join the union. 'I he verdict i'c.r defendant.

Siine Henderson's wile's grandmother went to church last. Sunday in spile of (lie fact thai she is ninety years of ape, <2'oin»' on for ninety-one, and sat up as straight in chui'ch as anybody, and never <1 ropped oIT to sice]) once. We call this preftv sprv. -Bint>'ville lhii-lc (F.S.A.V

Si.My-three youn.y and pretty pirls at Cleveland, Ohio, have formed themselves into a (dub, one of the rules 1 >ei 11«r thai kissing shall he permitted only to youths who have taken their "'iris out a do;:en times at least.

Swat that fly! The 1 y rum id slide fly catchers with the hook lor han<>'ini>' up, are the best catchers of (hat dreaded spreader ot : disease, the common house fly. Price 2 for "id at S. Keedwell's Pharmacy. Oxford-street. Poisonous fly papers also on hand, if you prefer them.—Advt. ' leiiflemen ! Next time you rei tiiii a hesi hat buy th.e and (J." make it will style and f;nm- ,■ irl uive you. 'Vpplv locaHdrapern Advt.

In a recent number of the Gentlewoman are ten marriages that have been arranged and will not take piaee, ;in announcement being made to that effect I

til the issue of November 27th, the Meat lrade Journal (London) published a letter from a Taihape butcher, Mr S. S. limbs, who wrote: "lhirty-five years in the trade at Home, four years' experience here, has made me wish times that 1 had come vears before."

"Xow, boys," said a Sunday School teacher, -addressing the pupils of his class, "can any of you tell me anything- about Good Friday?'' "Yes, sir, spoke up one bright little fellow, bursting with knowledge. "Yes, sir; it was him as done the housework for Pobinson Crusoe, sir."'

A prominent sheep farmer mentioned to a Press representative on vSaturday that lie had lately attempted to dispose of a valuable j arm property in South Cunter'nury, but owing- to the present state of affairs no reasonable bid could be procured. The conditions of payment were very easy, and there were standing crops on the property, which would be sufficient to cover the deposit required. A woman at Tower Bridge Police Court (London) gave her husband the following testimonial: *'<Jn Friday he gets drunk, on vSaturday he is generally drunk twice: on Sunday lie will be drunk at half-past three, then sleep it off, and get drunk again. Unrig the week he will get drunk if he has any money. He does not use violence, but ins language is enough to knock you down."

When a Siamese girl attains the <igi of thirty-five witnout marrying she is labelled and placed in a privileged class under the special .•are of the King, who binds himself to find a husband for her. His method is delightfully simple. A prisoner in one of the Siamese gaols may gain his pardon and release by marrying'one ' f the mature maidens. Whether he is already married or not is of no consequence, for in Siam a man is not restricted to one wife.

••The man who succeeds in cultivating from the seed a blightfree potato will make the nation his debtor by much more than the price of the proverbial couple of

Dreadnoughts annually." This interesting statement was made in the course of a lecture delivered in Cambridge recently by Dr Kedelilfe Salaman, who is probably the greatest authority in Europe on the potato. Dr. Salaman lectures about potatoes, and his wife, Mrs Nina Salaman, writes poems. She is a wellknown Hebrew scholar and translator. Many of live versions in the -Jewish hymnal are from her

pen. When a German nrmy is on the march it stops every twenty minutes for a rest. Experiments have demonstrated that a soldier can cover more ground when given this period of relaxation, liecent factory experiments have shown that rest at specified intervals !'as- a similar influence upon their individual output. In man}" efficient shops the pressure on workmen is not for sustained speed; instead the programme is, "Now rest, now work, now rest," with the result that a larger amount of work is "accomplished ••villi less fatigue.li. Hard, in System.

A practical joke was played 011 a fisherman at the mouth of the Ashburton river last weekend. lie had thrown his line in, and whilst he was engaged in conversation, the line drifted down stream and got entangled in another angler's line. Tins latler pulled both lines 111 and unravelled them; then seizing the lead of a large groper lying near by, he fixed it 011 to the straying line, Hinging it into the water again. Suddenly the fisherman remembered his 'line and commenced to haul it in.\He felt certain by the weight on the line that he had secured a catch, but could not account for the ease with which he was landing it. Imagine his chagrin when he discovered what manner of fish he had caught.

While preparing a duck for the table the other day (says the Lake County Press) Mrs T. McDonnell was surprised to find a small nugget of gold in the gizzard of the bird. The nugget 'weighed almost exactly a pennyweight, and as the duck w:rs bred on the farm, Mr McDonnell is now seriously considering the advisability of carrying out some prospecting work on the land in the vicinity of his residence. Variations of Ibis paragraph have travelled the world over.

"£'soo Howard" is .'the enticing heading to a poster signed by the Minister of Justice and circulated by his department, a copy of which document is displayed at the Christchurch police station. '"Whereas on the 10th of November/ 1 it reads, "an attempt was made by means of the explosion of gelignite 'to wilfully' damage machinery in (he colliery at' Denniston. the property of (he West port Coat Company, i( is hereby notified that a reward of five hundred pounds will be paid for such information as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who caused the said explosion. A. L. TTerdmau, Minister of Justice, "Wellington."

Believe me if all those enduring <i] ! boots were brought for repair, i ll o to-day, Fred. Pink would re<■:ij ihejii wit It leather that suits • «iml von all happy away. TTiq leather's as hard as the heart of a mis 3r, and wears in a way that will -fairly surprise yer !-- Xn slipping and sliding on the Honrs when they are polished with TAN-OL. It shines beautifully ami preserves the floor-coverings. Applied with little labour.—Advt.